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PAGE SEVEN (First Section? 7 . THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER : IV i4l , . . or To Ask ' Serving in Pacific 'I 5 I . T I! r -i.vr.v.-.v v:.:.ct. - T i I8 T fJ To N. 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He Wi'd in the Haltle of Iwn Frhru:,i 27. of this year returned i Hie States a Liter Smee that time J ImIiciiI in a hospital :,'s ' i'f and later As Vi'lien his furlough ""''I L, uili return to the llni" L- mined (he sorv U;.,;:iiiris ils (, unloved iV ii,,, i; i,m),:,ny. He is " "' 11 'lie Purple Hart, ,V: '" . i hhoii , Pacific ;'-:l,J' 'itli one battle 1 , ,i.,t.i,.. T RELIEF f m Frequent Urination, m, Run-Down Feeling kirriUlion of the bladder cesj acidity in the urine FIW dl.r .... J" 'P fp yau horn filing W:l,. .. - a ...wtr(p5aary OlSCOtll- I 'tun., Vtl,t?L. .ymp- . -' u,uuuci irritation L, m " " urine. Thn try K , h"!Ll'ly. "oC.ni harsh '"tr the now r Kkie d, . ' ," .i'l'on od "nl ct 1. won- M. BrEfc:J . . Nil . i "mPi 1 ODATT U t.rJ y"U 11 ! Fr ii ""l ldr" to L,. ! 1'lmer A e i u lnif '""0!!"- HH.d. Send &'5vlSS," I MM5!! n aggflWtiiiignwMmfrffiowMMhiifciiMiriwrtl I First Baptist Church Employs Secretary The First Baptist church has em ployed Miss Editn McCracken as f ull-time church secretary, and she will begin her work in the oflice on November 5th. Miss McCracken is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis McCracken, of Va nesville. During the past two years she has been employed by the local War Price and Ration-, ing Board, where she has made an outstanding record as clerk of the sugar panel. Miss McCracken is a member of the First Baptist church where she has taken an active part as teacher in the Sunday School, general sec retary of the Baptist Training Union, and a member of the choir. Sergeant Willis C. Beck, son of Rev. and Mrs. O. ,1. Beck of Hal-1 sam road, who volunteered in the j U. S. Marine Corps, on Oct. (i, I 1942. and took his boot trainingi at Parris Island served on the j Bennington, which was among the mighty fleet anchored in Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender He was one of the picked Marines and sailors to land at Yokusuka Air Field. After receiving his training at Parris Island he was sent to Ports mouth. Va., to Sea School, and from there was assigned lo dul on board the aircraft Carrier Ben nington on August ti. l'J-14 The Bennington was one of five fast carrier task groups. With it as the ship left Ulithi in February of this year were carriers. Hornet. Wasp, and Belleau Wood, and the battleships Massachusetts and In diana and several cruisers and de stroyers. The Bennington launched its planes as part of the first carrier "strikes" against Tokyo. A lew days later the Bennington planes raided Chichi .lima and furnished close air support for the Iwo Jima invasion. They struck mighty blows against Tokyo airfields and made raids against airfields and installa tions on Okinawa, le Shima and against shipping off Miyako. It helped sink a Jap convoy in the East China Sea. The Bennington furnished close air support for the landing on Oku nawa and continued missions over the island and adjacent areas. The ship later during the month ol August was approximately 150 miles off Tokyo and launched strikes in the Mito area on the airfields. This activity continued until the Japs had officially ac cepted the Potsdam peace terms. In a letter to his parents dated Kept. 15, Sgt. Beck described a trip he had wUh his commanding officer to Tokyo, in which he told of the destruction of the area. Sgt. Beck who served first as a gunner Marine Deb. was promoted to his present rank aboard his ship after leaving the States. Lt. Win. I). Turner Returns to States From Pacific Theater Lt. William D. Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Turner, of Waynesville. has arrived in (In states with the 43rd Infantry Di vision (Winged Victory Division!. Lt. Turner has been actively en gaged with the famous hard-fighting Winged Victory division at New Georgia. Solomon Island. Al tape. New Guinea, and Luzon. Philippine campaigns. During the latter campaign, he was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement against the enemy and for furnishing his regiment, the 172nd Infantry outstanding accom plishments in communications. Lt. Turner saw action from the jungles of New Georgia to the rice paddies of Luzon, and then set foot upon Japan on the 12th of September as battalion adjutant. LAVAL GOES TO HIS DKATI1 AFTER SUICIDE ATTEMPT The stormy political career of Pierre Laval, three times premier of France, closed with dramatic suddenness. His execution by a firing squad followed his attempted suicide. His grave was unmarked, and thus ended the story of a man who might have still held high honor had not the verdict of "traitor" been placed against his name. Laundrymen To Meet And Talk Modernization Representatives of 13 laundries of Asheville. Black Mountain. Can ton. Swannanoa. Oteen and Way nesville will meet in Asheville on Friday at the invitation of the Carolina Power and Light C'oni pan lo discuss laundry moderni zation Following the dinner, the laun dry representatives will see a movie. "On One Condition." Olli eials troiii the organizations which produced the Mini will be present to answer questions submitted by laundry i cpiesent itives IM'c. Delmor Games Receives Discharge From Service Private First Class Delmor Gaines, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. .1 M. Gaines of the Cruso section of the county, has recently been discharged from the service at Camp Butner. Pic. Games, who was wounded in Germany on Feb. 25, of this year was employed bv the Davton Rubber plant at the time he en-f tered the service m May, 1944. He was Inducted at Fort BraL'tf and before being sent to the European tneater was trained at Fort Jack son, Fort McClellan, and arrived' in Europe in January of this year. Pfc Games is entitled to wear the Purple Heart, European The ater ribbon with one battle star and one Bronze Star. Pfc. Games entered the service on the same day as his brother the late Pfc. Willard Games, and hey trained together at the same camps and left this country for overseas duty within two weeks of each other, though thev never met in Europe. Pfc. Willard Games was killed m action in Germany on March 13. Pfc. Edwin Poteate Discharged, Here With Family On Visit Private First Class Edwin Po teate. son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Poteate of Waynesville, has been discharged from the armed forces. He was both inducted and dis charged from Fort Bragg. Pfc. Poteate entered the service on April 11. 1944, and at the time was employed as a driver for the Smoky Mountain Trailways. After his induction at Fort Bragg he was sent to Camp Wheeler, Ga. .and from there to Camp Pickett, Va., and then to Fort George Meade and overseas. He was attached to the 399th Regiment of the 100th Division and saw service in France, Germany, Khineland, and Central Europe. He is entitled to wear the European Theater ribbon, three battle stars, Good Conduct medal, Combat In fantryman's badge, Combat Driv er's badge, and Unit Citation. Pfc. Poteate, his wife and four children are visiting his parents prior to their going to Yadliinville, where they plan to make their home. Mrs. Laura Winchester Bryson is visiting her mother, Mrs. Henry Winchester at her home in Hazel Wood. She plans to return soon to San Francisco, where she is em ployed at the Caterpillar Tractor company. (NOT WORRYING- ; UUT MY FUTURE : WE CARE OF IT BORROW. TOMORROW MAY BE TOO LATE. WITH THE JEFFERSON STANDARD MVESTMSHmOTEam PLAN, YOU CAN GUARANTEE PROTECTION FOR YOUR FAMILY, SAVINGS FOR YOURSELF AND FACE THE FUTURE WITH ASSURANCE. y S. E. CONNATSER SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ROUTE 2 WAYNESVILLE WRITE OR PHOKE YOUR JEFFERSON STANDARD AGENT r0R DETAILS AT MO COST TODAY. See BUILDER'S SUPPLY CO. For Everything For Builders B Restrictions Lifted For Material to Build or Repair, See Us Slass . . . Paints Building-Board Flue Linings Cement . . . Plaster Our Modern Shop Can ' Give You Best of Satisfaction Sash . . .Doors Cabinets . . . Window frames Door Frames... Counters PHONES h 57 OFFICE 331 Sheeting ... Tables Builder's Hardware Brick . . .Booting . . .Lime . .Tin LUMBER Farming . . . Floring ,. .Ceiling Trim . . . Roofers Emilder SmubIy Phone 157 (Formerly Hyatt & Co. Lumber Yard) uilding Are Now We Have Plenty of Good Lumber Wcrynesville - i i' f i t i i . s mi v "' - It VINT f-l fi.--t It K F. .1; inn r.l i
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